The Box

The Box was formed in 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, by Jean‑Marc Pisapia, a former member of Men Without Hats, who recruited guitarist Guy Florent and bassist Jean‑Pierre Brie. The group’s early synth‑driven new‑wave sound was captured on its self‑titled debut The Box (1984), which produced the singles "Must I Always Remember" and "Walk Away" and attracted a deal with Alert Records. After lineup changes, the band released All the Time, All the Time, All the Time (1985), featuring the Top 40 hit "L'Affaire Dumoutier (Say to Me…)", a bilingual crime‑thriller narrative that earned the group its first Félix Award for Group of the Year in 1985. The 1987 album Closer Together achieved platinum status, propelled by singles such as "Ordinary People" and the title track "Closer Together"; the band received a Juno nomination for Group of the Year and won multiple Félix Awards that year. The Pleasure and the Pain (1990) underperformed commercially, leading to the band’s dissolution in 1992 after the release of the compilation A Decade of Box Music. Jean‑Marc Pisapia revived the group in 2004 with a new lineup, issuing Black Dog There (2005) and later French‑language albums, while continuing to release singles and perform at festivals such as the 2024 Festival d’été de Québec.

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